The effort, dubbed Maine Helps, is designed to overcome disaster fatigue, which occurs when immediate dangers of the storm have passed and news coverage ceases, but the need still remains, the city said in a news release.

Hurricane Sandy hit New York on Oct. 29, 2012.

“Disasters, of course, have an immediate response phase, and there always is an outpouring of support in the days following the event,” Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria said in a written statement.

“But victims often face lengthy delays before they can even get back into their homes to assess damages and begin repairs, and as the weeks and months pass, the relief supplies begin to dwindle just when some of the harder work begins,” LaMoria said.

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